Reports find police shooting of Tamir Rice ‘reasonable’
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Two outside experts have concluded a Cleveland police officer’s fatal shooting of a 12-year-old boy who was carrying a toy gun was a reasonable response to a perceived threat, according to reports released by an Ohio prosecutor’s …
Former Anglo Irish Bank CEO Drumm arrested in Massachusetts
(Reuters) – Former Anglo Irish Bank Chief Executive Officer David Drumm, who was seen as a culprit in Ireland’s banking crisis, was arrested on Saturday in Massachusetts by U.S. marshals on an extradition warrant, according to the U.S. Attorney’s offic…
Florida circus elephants find second career in research
POLK CITY, Fla. (Reuters) – At a Florida retirement home for former circus elephants, residents enjoy a steady diet of high-quality hay and local fruits and vegetables, as well as baths and occasional walks.
Former Anglo Irish bank CEO Drumm arrested in Massachusetts
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Former Anglo Irish Bank Chief Executive David Drumm was arrested in Massachusetts by U.S. Marshals on Saturday on an extradition warrant, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Massachusetts said.
Quake with magnitude of 4.5 hits near Cushing, Oklahoma
(Reuters) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.5 hit near the north-central Oklahoma city of Cushing on Saturday afternoon, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
California adopts tough rules for antibiotic use in farm animals
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown on Saturday signed a bill that sets the strictest government standards in the United States for the use of antibiotics in livestock production.
Nine workers hurt in California freeway bridge collapse
(Reuters) – Nine construction workers were injured, three of them critically, in a partial bridge collapse at a building project on a Southern California freeway, authorities said on Saturday.
U.S. Army hearing officer recommends no jail for Bergdahl
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – The U.S. military officer who headed a hearing in the case of accused deserter Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl recommended that the man held captive by the Taliban in Afghanistan should not be sent to a military prison, Bergdahl’s l…
Actor Randy Quaid arrested in Vermont at U.S.-Canada border
(Reuters) – Actor Randy Quaid and his wife Evi were arrested on outstanding felony warrants while attempting to cross the Canadian border into the U.S. state of Vermont, police said on Saturday.
Student charged with killing one, wounding three at Arizona university
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An 18-year-old student killed a classmate and wounded three other students when he opened fire during a confrontation on the campus of Northern Arizona University early on Friday, in the latest shooting to hit a U.S. school, authori…
